Chapter 263 Xiaoxin
Zhang Yimou is still very interested in Gu Wei. Although he does not pay attention to some so-called traffic stars in the circle, Gu Wei has become so popular in the past year that he has been widely discussed both online and offline.
He doesn't pay attention, but his family and friends around him always talk about him.
Moreover, the low-budget romance film "Left Ear" which just came out of theaters finally achieved an exaggerated box office of 804 million yuan, surpassing all domestic films before and after the May Day period.
In the film industry, everyone from capital and film and television companies to directors, screenwriters and other actual staff are amazed at Gu Wei's exaggerated box office appeal.
At the beginning of the year, Lu Han and Li Jiaheng released two youth-themed love movies respectively, which achieved impressive box office results.
This has already made people in the industry optimistic about the appeal of traffic stars at the movie box office.
As a result, when Gu Wei's [left ear] appeared, everyone was completely shocked.
It’s not that the box office of this movie is incredibly high. 800 million is not an unattainable result for the current domestic film market. The real top-selling movies have to break 1 billion.
The key point is that other big-selling movies are basically a combination of big investments, big directors, and big stars, such as Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" currently being filmed.
[Left Ear] is the debut work of a new director and a low-budget youth film. All the actors except Gu Wei are newcomers. The quality of the film can only be said to be above passing, not excellent.
But the fact that such a movie can sell 800 million at the box office can only be attributed to Gu Wei's super box office appeal.
He carries this movie all by himself.
If Lu Han and Li Jiaheng's film achievements can be regarded as the appeal of top stars, then Gu Wei's achievements can be regarded as the top star by a huge margin. He is unique in the entire domestic entertainment industry and no other young star can compare to him.
"I will arrange to concentrate on filming your scenes in the next two days."
As the director, Zhang Yimou certainly knew that Gu Wei had originally rejected the crew's invitation, but now he was forced to come and play a guest role out of favor.
Since it's a guest appearance, of course we can't delay it for too long.
Fortunately, his role doesn't have many shots, so if we concentrate on shooting, we can finish it in one day.
"Excuse me, Director Zhang~"
Gu Wei didn't expect that Zhang Yimou would be so nice to him.
The two exchanged a few polite words. Director Zhang hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Can you give me an autographed photo of you?
My son likes you very much."
Gu Wei was a little surprised.
"No problem, Director. What's your name?"
He asked the assistant next to him for a celebrity photo of himself. In order to deal with fans who might appear at any time, the assistant always carries these things with him.
"Zhang Yinan"
"How old?"
"15 years old"
Zhang Yimou's second wife Chen Ting gave birth to three children for him. This matter caused quite a stir and he was fined a lot of money for having more children than allowed.
"Okay~"
Gu Wei wrote on his photo
"I wish Zhang Yinan good health and academic progress! - Gu Wei"
Then he handed it to Director Zhang.
"Thank you~"
Zhang Yimou took the autographed photo and smiled like an old father as he thought about helping his son fulfill his wish.
After joining the crew, Gu Wei met several main actors of "The Great Wall" one after another. Needless to say, Hollywood superstar Matt Damon is the absolute male lead of this movie.
The whole movie is shot around him, a foreigner who traveled thousands of miles to China, defeated the monster Taotie for the sake of world peace, and became the savior of China and even the whole world. What kind of spirit is this?
Although his initial purpose was not pure, that is, to find black powder to make a fortune, he finally joined the battle to protect humanity without hesitation.
A typical Hollywood story, where an American hero saves the world and wins the heart of a local beauty.
Gu Wei was there as a guest star, and he didn't know Matt Damon, nor did he have any need to communicate with him.
Other main actors in the crew, including Liu Dehua, Zhang Hanyu, Lu Han, Lin Gengxin, Huang Xuan, etc., greeted Gu Wei when they saw him arrive.
Among them, Gu Wei and Andy Lau have known each other for a long time. In the 2015 Spring Festival Gala, Andy Lau was invited to the stage to sing a solo song just like Gu Wei.
During several rehearsals, Gu Wei, as a junior, specially visited Liu Dehua.
All I can say is that there is a reason why Andy Lau has been popular for decades. At least there is nothing wrong with his way of treating people.
When facing a rising star like Gu Wei, he did not act like a senior at all. The two of them got along very happily when they met for the first time.
"Brother Hua, nice to see you again. Last time we were on the same stage, and this time we're in the same frame!"
Gu Wei greeted Liu Dehua with a smile.
"I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've become even more popular!"
Hua Zi responded with a smile on his face in non-standard Mandarin.
"Is there anyone in the entertainment industry more popular than you, Brother Hua?
You’ve been famous for over 20 years!”
Gu Wei joked with Hua Zi.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Gu Wei politely greeted others.
Except for a few foreign actors, everyone present knew Gu Wei. After all, if you ignore his qualifications and age, Gu Wei is the most popular actor here.
In the entertainment industry, as long as you are famous enough, everyone around you will be polite and friendly.
"Teacher Lin, hearing about you is worse than meeting you in person. You are even more handsome in person than on the screen before."
Gu Wei came to Lin Gengxin on purpose and took the initiative to chat with him.
Lin Gengxin was somewhat flattered by Gu Wei's enthusiasm.
"Teacher Gu, you're too polite. Who in the entertainment industry would dare to say they're handsome in front of you? That's just showing off!"
"By the way, I want to thank you."
Gu Wei said with a smile.
"ah?"
Lin Gengxin was a little confused. He was sure that this was the first time he met Gu Wei. The two had no connection at all before.
"Did you film a TV series called 'God of War Zhao Zilong' some time ago?"
"Yes, I came to the Great Wall right after filming was finished there."
Lin Gengxin was a little curious about how Gu Wei knew so much about his work schedule.
"Naza, who plays Diao Chan, is an actress under my company. She said that you took good care of her on the set.
Of course I want to thank you.”
"oh"
Lin Gengxin suddenly realized that he had heard that Nazha had left Tangren before, but he didn't pay attention to which company she went to. He didn't expect it to be a company under Gu Wei.
"Naza and I knew each other when we were in Tangren. It was fate that we were able to film together after we got out of the movie. It's not about taking care of each other."
Lin Gengxin said with a smile, not taking credit for it.
Gu Wei has a good impression of Lin Gengxin.
The other person's hometown is Shengjing, and he is a real Northeasterner. Although he is handsome, he has never had any idol baggage when filming movies or TV shows. He seems to be a very down-to-earth person.
The two chatted for a while, and gradually the strange feeling of just meeting each other went away. They also changed from calling each other teacher to "Brother Wei" and "Xiao Xin".
I took a leave on the last day of the month, so I only have one chapter to finish. I owe a total of 5 chapters in August, and I will make up for it next month.
(End of this chapter)
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